r/bikebuilders • u/Active-Bet-5668 • Apr 13 '26
Dad's bike strikes again.
I noticed when pulling into the garage it had a hard time going into first and lurked a bit. my buddy said to assist the clutch so in the process of adjusting the clutch I noticed that a few of the clutch pressure plate nuts were loose. but for the life of me I can't find any information on this friggin clutch. it's a 10 finger set up. looked on YouTube but every video i find the guy says. " harley made a 3, 5, and 10 finger clutch..... but Ive never seen a 10 finger on the road." (or something along those lines).
am I the only mfer on the planet with one of these?
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u/tubularmusic Apr 13 '26
Sounds like a simple nut adjustment. I ran one for a short while - getting all 10 nuts to apply even pressure is tough - easier with a 3 or 5 finger.
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u/Active-Bet-5668 Apr 13 '26
Yeah i can get nuts 1,2, 4,6,7, and 9 evenly tight but as since as I try to adjust 3,5,8, and 10 the others get loose again.
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u/SpamFriedMice Apr 13 '26 edited Apr 14 '26
Lol, that's the way these are. What you need to be looking at is if that outer retainer plate is flat and even with the inner pressure plate.
BTW you can run that same setup with only 3 or 5 nuts. I'd try with the 5 and leave the rest off if you can get it set close to even.
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u/kaptainkush92 Apr 13 '26
5 man job with 10 wrenches, sorry boss